Corporate Counsel Litigation Forum: Strategies and Trends in Effective Value-Based Billing
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1 Corporate Counsel Litigation Forum: Strategies and Trends in Effective Value-Based Billing Tuesday, June 23, 2015 Moderator Jerry Murphy, Crowell & Moring Partner Panelists Robert Lipstein, Crowell & Moring Senior Counsel Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein, Executive Director and Founder of the Buying Legal Council Justin Ergler, Director of Alternative Fee Intelligence and Analytics at GlaxoSmithKline Matthew Laws, Crowell & Moring Sr. Director of Practice Management
2 Moderator: Jerry Murphy, Crowell & Moring Jerry is a partner in the Antitrust and Commercial Litigation groups in the firm s Washington, D.C. office. Jerry's practice is unique he helps corporate legal departments bring in revenue, not spend it. By identifying and prosecuting recovery opportunities, Jerry has helped both large and small companies recover hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in antitrust cartel cases. He is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer who also understands the delicate business relationships involved in such disputes. He is committed to helping clients maximize the recovery due them, while preserving, and sometimes growing, longstanding business relationships. Jerry chairs the firm's Contingency Review Committee and is a member of the Finance Committee. 2
3 Panelist: Robert Lipstein, Crowell & Moring Rob is a senior counsel in Crowell & Moring's Antitrust, International Trade, and Intellectual Property groups. In his role as immediate past-chair of the firm's Finance and Contingent Fee Review Committees, Rob led the firm s value-based billing initiatives, working within the firm and with clients to craft and implement value-based fee agreements. Rob also designed the firm s Legal Project Management training program, worked on development of the firm s LPM software application, and taught LPM to the firm s lawyers and paraprofessionals. He has worked closely with ACC on its Value Challenge, and is one of the founding core faculty members of ACC s Legal Service Management Workshop. 3
4 Value Based Alternative Fee Arrangements: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Rob Lipstein Senior Counsel Crowell & Moring
5 What Is a Value Based Fee? Any fee arrangement in which you 5
6 What Is Not a Value Based Fee? Rate discounts (incl. volume discounts) Blended rates Not-to-exceed hourly based fee caps Mere budgets (but they are important) 6
7 What Is Value? What would the business consider to be a win? How important is this matter to the business compared to other matters? What impact could the outcome have on the business? Law firm s cost to provide the service is only one consideration 7
8 VBB s Align Interests, Leading to: 1. Better results: Clear goal-setting up front creates more alignment between desired goals and outcomes 2. Shorter cycle times: Incentives to get to done quickly 3. Sustainable reduction in spend: Re-engineered processes for long term efficiency gains 4. Improved relationship: Aligned, rather than adversarial 5. Risk sharing: Outcome and cost risks 8
9 If you fail to plan, you plan to fail Goals articulated upfront defining a win Scoping in and out Assumptions Communication Check-in Post-mortem 9
10 Impediments to Change Manage the devil you know NIMBY: An AFA may be fine for commodity work, but my matter is too complicated. important and risky. unique. Lack of expertise Misaligned incentives on both sides
11 Panelist: Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein, Executive Director and Founder of the Buying Legal Counsel Dr. Silvia Hodges Silverstein is the Executive Director and Founder of the Buying Legal Council, the organization of procurement and operations professionals tasked with sourcing legal services and managing legal services supplier relationships. Silvia is also a Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School as well as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School, where she pioneered courses in law firm management and law firm marketing. Silvia co-authored the Harvard Business School case studies GlaxoSmithKline: Sourcing Complex Professional Services (N ) on the company s legal procurement initiative and Riverview Law: Applying Business Sense to the Legal Market (N ) on a new model law firm that uses management information systems and cause analysis to reduce legal costs for its clients. She is the author of many articles on law firm management, including The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics I didn t go to law school to become a salesperson, and the author/editor of a number of books, including the Legal Procurement Handbook, Buying Legal: Procurement Insights and Practice and Winning Legal Business from Medium-Sized Companies. Silvia earned her Ph.D. at Nottingham Law School (U.K.) and holds a master s degree in business from Universität Bayreuth (Germany) and Warwick Business School (U.K.) as well as an undergraduate degree in economics from Universität Bayreuth (Germany). She is a fellow of the College of Law Practice Management. 11
12 What the business side wants from its legal department Cost savings Reduction in outside counsel spend Reduction in total legal spend Good stewardship of corporate money Predictability/Certainty Matter budget certainty Predictability of overall legal spend Demonstrable best practice 12
13 Dear law firm what is your approach? We are interested in your ideas on the topics of cost reduction, transparency, and efficiency. Please describe your approach to process improvement and project management. We ask you to illustrate how your firm ensures the highest quality outcome for our matters while guaranteeing the most efficient use of our resources. How do you measure your performance against our business requirements? Our company uses process improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma and Lean. We expect our suppliers to use equally efficient techniques. Please explain your firm s methodologies. 13
14 Procurement s corporate mandate Streamline operations Consolidate costs Improve efficiencies Measure & benchmark outside counsel s value Find better ways to structure fee arrangements & budgeting Increase predictability and transparency 14
15 What are we evolving to? convergence AFAs Innovators and early adopters Late majority and laggards Adoption rates for different models and techniques vary Different law departments with different needs will make more/less use of some models LPO LPM Predictive coding We re not going back to: Wholly unconstrained counsel selection Uncapped billable hours Limited discounts and regular annual increases 15 Source: Vantage Partners, LLC.
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18 How important is project management and process improvement for you? Source: Legal Procurement Study
19 Collaboration is key Clients and law firms should: Work collaboratively so it s good for the relationship both the supply and the demand for services to achieve more with less. to restructure how they work together, and the value proposition for the services provided. Source: Vantage Partners, LLC. so the effects are lasting 19
20 Panelist: Justin Ergler, Director of Alternative Fee Intelligence and Analytics at GlaxoSmithKline Justin Ergler is the Director of Alternative Fee Intelligence and Analytics for GlaxoSmithKline based in Research Triangle Park, NC. In his current role, he is responsible for the compilation and analysis of alternative fee arrangement intelligence, the development of predictive cost modeling tools for new engagements, and accelerating the transition to non-hourly, value-based fee arrangements at GSK and in the Legal industry at large. Justin started his career with GlaxoSmithKline in 2005 as part of the award winning Prospects In Procurement program, where he worked at developing sourcing strategies across numerous business units at GSK. Justin began working with the GSK Legal department in 2008 as a Sourcing Group Manager for Legal Services Procurement. In that role, Justin received numerous awards for his part in the development and execution of GSK s Outside Counsel Selection Initiative (OCSI) for all new significant matters and across all practice areas at GSK. Justin holds a Business degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a veteran of the United States Army's 3rd Infantry Division. 20
21 GSK Firm Evaluation Scorecard Area 1. Subject Matter and Product Class Expertise 2. Trial Experience of First and Second Chairs 3. Court and Judge Expertise 4. Opposing Counsel Expertise (e.g., Plaintiff's Counsel) 5. Strategy for Handling Litigation / Key Impressions Weight 20% 4 20% 5 20% 4 10% 5 5% 5 Mather & Straus Garcia Loeb Elliot & Weld Score Comment Score Comment Score Comment Acted as national coordinating counsel for Cyro in litigation concerning Flu Mist. Has exp. in cases involving pharmaceuticals and alleged injuries. J. Smith (first chair) tried 45 cases to verdict, including 2 cases in AK. J. Crawford (second chair) tried 3 pharmaceutical product liability cases. No exp. with the Atlantic City judge, but it has considerable exp. with the judge likely assigned the MDL cases. Has litigated against one of the plaintiff's counsel several times, knows their strategies, and has extensive library of work product from which to draw. Provided examples of appropriate aggressive defense (with an eye toward early resolution), with sensitivity to plaintiffs involved Has significant exp. litigating cases with allegations of drug-related injury. N. Hannon (first chair) has tried 21 pharmaceutical product liability cases to verdict. Walter Wojcik has tried 7 pharmaceutical product liability cases to verdict. No exp. with this judge, but claims regular practice in the jurisdiction through their area partner firm. Have direct experience with plaintiff's counsel and litigated at least one trial against them. Partner firm Perry & Smith has successfully litigated against Allen & Simon. While a capable firm, has not provided any concrete examples or suggestions on how to most effectively manage the matter Has acted as our counsel in Taxi. Does not have significant exp. with allegations of injury to the liver. A. Green (1 st chair) tried several pharmaceutical product liability cases to verdict, including our Taxin cases. J. Reyes (2 nd chair) tried 2 cases, but has little pharmaceutical exp. except for the Taxin case. No exp. with this Judge or jurisdiction but recommended a partner law firm that has extensive exp. in the jurisdiction. No experience with the plaintiff's counsel. Examples of strategic methods provided focus narrowly on scientific aspects, not the matter as a whole - a significant concern 6. Diversity 5% 4 Good 3 Fair 5 Excellent 7. Alternative Billing Arrangement Proposal Final Score (Weighted) 20% 4 $2,200,000 5 $2,000,000 2 $3,100, % 4.3 Mid-size firm. Excellent team, most appropriate for matter. Exp. in product liability and substantial coverage in Philadelphia and NJ is ideal. While not the most cost competitive, very solid ABA. 4.2 Large firm, the team proposed brought strengths but key gaps in coverage. Despite a very competitive price proposal, not appropriately qualified to handle this matter. 2.7 Boutique litigation firm with an extremely uncompetitive proposed fee. Their jurisdictional experiences are lacking. DATA IS ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY
22 Panelist: Matthew Laws, Crowell & Moring Matt Laws is the Sr. Director of Practice Management for Crowell & Moring. In this role, Matt works with current clients, prospective clients, and firm partners in developing innovative value-based pricing arrangements. Matt was hired as a dedicated resource in an effort to help advance client relationships via a value-oriented focus that includes legal project management throughout the lifecycle of engagements to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of legal services. Matt earned an MBA in Finance, an MA in Project Management, and has obtained ten years in managing AFA agreements at AmLaw 100 firms. 22
23 VBB Fee Type Trends Price-Certainty Fees: Fixed Fees by Phase; Monthly Counseling Fixed Fees Outcome-Based Fees: Success Fees; Broken Deal Discounts Combination Fee Structures: Mix and Match Price-Certainty and Outcome-Based Fees 23
24 What Needs To be Done Differently? Need a plan not just a conventional approach Communicate goals and success definition with outside counsel A critical and often overlooked step is to define scope and assumptions Reasonable scoping should define tasks sufficiently to allow for reasonable fixed fee (alone, or with success components) 24
25 Takeaways 1. Successful value-based billing arrangements are built on solid communication and trust between outside counsel and client. 2. The work isn t over once a price is agreed upon success for everyone depends on project management and continued communication. 3. Do something get started by asking trusted outside counsel to propose a fixed fee for a matter. 4. Call Matt Laws if you have any questions. 25
26 Questions? 26
27 Additional Resources ACC Handbook for Value-Based Billing Engagements Definitions & examples of common VBB types Engagements-Crowell-Moring.pdf ACC Value Challenge View the most recent value champions, resources and upcoming events GlaxoSmithKline: Sourcing Complex Professional Services Author: Silvia Hodges Attached as Additional PDF File 27
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